Big scare for Bilal Coulibaly. We are in the fifth minute of the match between Washington and Cleveland, last night, in the American federal capital, when the young (19 year old) French winger of the Wizards goes for the dunk. Issue ? It goes very, very high while the Cavalier Max Strus lowers a little. Coulibaly tips over and falls heavily onto his back. He remains on the ground for several seconds, his face grimacing in pain, before being taken back to the locker room. “Pelvis contusion,” the D.C. club quickly announced, adding that the former Metropolitans player was contracted to forfeit the remainder of the match. A priori, there is ultimately nothing more than that. Le Parisien assures that Coulibaly only has a bruise. More fear than harm after this impressive fall. The Wizards have not yet communicated, not since Sunday evening. They don’t play again until Tuesday night, against the Golden State Warriors.
Seventh choice in the last Draft, Bilal Coulibaly is averaging 8.2 points, 4 rebounds and 1.7 assists since the start of the season with Washington (9v-48d). He recently participated in the Rising stars challenge, in Indianapolis, with his former playmate at Boulogne-Levallois, Victor Wembanyama.